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* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' has been frequently compared to the previous series ''Series/FawltyTowers'', considering the fact that they're both sitcoms that focus on an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist boss causing chaos in their businesses, with shows relying on the crazy and ridiculous situations which result.
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* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' has been frequently compared to the previous series ''Series/FawltyTowers'', considering the fact that they're both sitcoms that focus on an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist boss causing chaos in their businesses, with shows relying on the businesses they manage, and the fact that the main source of humor comes from the crazy and ridiculous situations which that come as a result.
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* ''Series/APrinceAmongMen'' is this to ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', being both work coms starring Creator/ChrisBarrie in a {{Jerkass}} leader role. The major differences are that he is playing an ex-footballer here instead of a leisure centre manager and the series wasn't received as successfully.
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* ''Series/APrinceAmongMen'' is this to ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', being both work coms starring Creator/ChrisBarrie in a {{Jerkass}} leader role. role to a bunch of misfits. The major differences are that he is playing Barrie plays an ex-footballer here instead of a leisure centre manager manager, and the series wasn't received as successfully.that Prince was much more of a jerk than Brittas.
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* The short-lived sitcom ''Good News'' is this to ''Series/{{Amen}}'' as they were both created by the same people, took place in a church, shared the same sets, shared a Hettabrink sister (Amelia), and most of the plots involved an AmoralAttorney and the church's reverend. The only thing that's different on GN is that there's no Thelma or Rolly, and GN is set in inner-city UsefulNotes/LosAngeles while Amen is set in Philadelphia.
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* The short-lived sitcom ''Good News'' ''Series/GoodNews'' is this to ''Series/{{Amen}}'' as they were both created by the same people, took place in a church, shared the same sets, shared a Hettabrink sister (Amelia), and most of the plots involved an AmoralAttorney and the church's reverend. The only thing that's different on GN is that there's no Thelma or Rolly, and GN is set in inner-city UsefulNotes/LosAngeles while Amen is set in Philadelphia.
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* Bunheads to ''Series/GilmoreGirls'': both created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, both have a fast-talking, pop culture savvy, cynical (though Michelle is INFINITELY more bitter than Lorelai), thirty0something female lead. Both take place in small towns, both shows share Kelly Bishop, Chris Eigeman, and others, etc.
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* Bunheads to ''Series/GilmoreGirls'': both created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, both have a fast-talking, pop culture savvy, cynical (though Michelle is INFINITELY more bitter than Lorelai), thirty0something female lead. Both take place in small towns, both shows share Kelly Bishop, Chris Eigeman, Creator/ChrisEigeman, and others, etc.
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* Gossip Girl is the spiritual successor to The OC as both had the same creator and similar premises of focusing on rich kids.
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* ''Series/MutantX'' was an absolutely blatant attempt at making a live-action ''ComicBook/XMen'' TV show without the X-Men; it even [[NamesTheSame borrowed the name]] of [[ComicBook/MutantX an actual X-Men spinoff book]]. Funnily enough, it was made by Creator/MarvelStudios shortly after they sold ''X-Men'''s film and TV rights to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Fox wasn't fooled, and they ultimately sued Marvel for copyright infringement.
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* ''Series/MutantX'' was an absolutely blatant attempt at making a live-action ''ComicBook/XMen'' TV show without the X-Men; it even [[NamesTheSame borrowed the name]] name of [[ComicBook/MutantX an actual X-Men spinoff book]]. Funnily enough, it was made by Creator/MarvelStudios shortly after they sold ''X-Men'''s film and TV rights to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Fox wasn't fooled, and they ultimately sued Marvel for copyright infringement.
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* ''Series/MarieAntoinette2022'' was ordered by Canal+ following the end of ''Series/{{Versailles}}'', and much of it is set at the same eponymous place nearly one century after the final season of ''Versailles'' per history.
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* ''Series/MarieAntoinette2022'' was ordered by Canal+ following the end of ''Series/{{Versailles}}'', and much of it is set at the same eponymous place nearly one century after the final season of ''Versailles'' per history.''Versailles''.
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* ''Series/MarieAntoinette2022'' was ordered by Canal+ following the end of ''Series/{{Versailles}}'', and much of it is set at the same eponymous place six decades after the death of UsefulNotes/LouisXIV.
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* Despite both being adaptations in different continuities of the same work, ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' clearly tries to invoke intentionally the nostalgia of the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and borrows so many elements from the trilogy, that one could consider them being part of same continuity: the filming style like having over the top epic music while the camera films the landscape before stopping at showing a wide shot of a location; the score emulates sometimes Music/HowardShore, something Music/BearMcCreary acknowledged in the case of the Harfoots; having a similar storyline to Aragorn and Arwen happening between Habrand/[[spoiler:Sauron]] and Galadriel who both are played by actors physically resembling Aragorn and Galadriel; and the number of MythologyGags is endless, from having an exact replica of the Narsil from the movies, to one of the Istari ([[spoiler:implied to be Gandalf]]) saying "when in doubt, --insert Hobbit full name--, always follow you nose'' -- a line taken straight up from ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship Of The Ring]]''. Also, they involved a lot of people who worked on the original trilogy: Music/HowardShore composed the opening theme, co-production with Creator/NewLineCinema, having Creator/{{WETA}} involved in the CGI department, Creator/JohnHowe once again serving as conceptual designer chief for another Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium work, and almost having Creator/PeterJackson involved in the creation of the show, which went to nothing because of the Tolkien Estate.
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* Despite both being adaptations in different continuities of the same work, ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' clearly tries to invoke intentionally the nostalgia of the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and borrows so many elements from the trilogy, that one could consider them being part of same continuity: the filming style like having over the top epic music while the camera films the landscape before stopping at showing a wide shot of a location; the score emulates sometimes Music/HowardShore, something Music/BearMcCreary acknowledged in the case of the Harfoots; having a similar storyline to Aragorn and Arwen happening between Habrand/[[spoiler:Sauron]] and Galadriel who both are played by actors physically resembling Aragorn and Galadriel; and the number of MythologyGags is endless, from having an exact replica of the Narsil from the movies, to one of the Istari ([[spoiler:implied to be Gandalf]]) saying "when in doubt, --insert Hobbit full name--, always follow you nose'' nose" -- a line taken straight up from ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship Of The Ring]]''. Also, they involved a lot of people who worked on the original trilogy: Music/HowardShore composed the opening theme, co-production with Creator/NewLineCinema, having Creator/{{WETA}} involved in the CGI department, Creator/JohnHowe once again serving as conceptual designer chief for another Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium work, and almost having Creator/PeterJackson involved in the creation of the show, which went to nothing because of the Tolkien Estate.
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* Despite both being adaptations in different continuities of the same work, ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' clearly tries to invoke intentionally the nostalgia of the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', and borrows so many elements from the trilogy, that one could consider them being part of same continuity: the filming style like having over the top epic music while the camera films the landscape before stopping at showing a wide shot of a location; the score emulates sometimes Music/HowardShore, something Music/BearMcCreary acknowledged in the case of the Harfoots; having a similar storyline to Aragorn and Arwen happening between Habrand/[[spoiler:Sauron]] and Galadriel who both are played by actors physically resembling Aragorn and Galadriel; and the number of MythologyGags is endless, from having an exact replica of the Narsil from the movies, to one of the Istari ([[spoiler:implied to be Gandalf]]) saying "when in doubt, --insert Hobbit full name--, always follow you nose'' -- a line taken straight up from ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship Of The Ring]]''. Also, they involved a lot of people who worked on the original trilogy: Music/HowardShore composed the opening theme, co-production with Creator/NewLineCinema, having Creator/{{WETA}} involved in the CGI department, Creator/JohnHowe once again serving as conceptual designer chief for another Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium work, and almost having Creator/PeterJackson involved in the creation of the show, which went to nothing because of the Tolkien Estate.
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* Most of Creator/JackWebb's later series (e.g., ''Series/AdamTwelve'', ''Series/{{Emergency}}'', ''Series/ProjectUFO'') can be considered spiritual successors to his own ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. They all share a basic approach -- following the professional lives of dedicated public servants, filmed in the style of a PoliceProcedural. In the case of the first two, they also share a universe with ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''.
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* Most of Creator/JackWebb's later series (e.g., ''Series/AdamTwelve'', ''Series/Adam12'', ''Series/{{Emergency}}'', ''Series/ProjectUFO'') can be considered spiritual successors to his own ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. They all share a basic approach -- following the professional lives of dedicated public servants, filmed in the style of a PoliceProcedural. In the case of the first two, they also share a universe with ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''.
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* A few months after new episodes of ''Series/IntoTheDark'' were suspended due to [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic COVID-19]], a similar streaming anthology series, ''Welcome to the [[Creator/BlumhouseProductions Blumhouse]]'', made its debut on Creator/PrimeVideo. The new series is essentially ''Into the Dark'' without the loose holiday theming, right down to the same studio being behind it.
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* ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' may be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/DangerMan''. Creator/PatrickMcGoohan plays the same type of secret agent character in both. Some fans (and George Markstein, one of the co-creators of the series) go farther, arguing that Number Six ''is'' John Drake, which would make it a true sequel series rather than a SpiritualSuccessor. However, [=McGoohan=] (the other co-creator) denies this, and character differences between Number Six and John Drake call it into question as well. For more details, see the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Six_%28The_Prisoner%29#John_Drake.3F "John Drake?" section]] of [[Wiki/TVTropes The Other Wiki]]'s article on Number Six.
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* ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' may be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/DangerMan''. Creator/PatrickMcGoohan plays the same type of secret agent character in both. Some fans (and George Markstein, one of the co-creators of the series) go farther, arguing that Number Six ''is'' John Drake, which would make it a true sequel series rather than a SpiritualSuccessor. However, [=McGoohan=] (the other co-creator) denies this, and character differences between Number Six and John Drake call it into question as well. For more details, see the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Six_%28The_Prisoner%29#John_Drake.3F "John Drake?" section]] of [[Wiki/TVTropes [[Website/TVTropes The Other Wiki]]'s article on Number Six.
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* ''Series/FakingIt'' could be considered the spiritual successor to both MTV's own ''Series/{{Awkward}}'', with it's neurotic teens, goofy adult characters and humor heavy on the DeadpanSnarker variety, as well as a more satirical ''Series/SouthOfNowhere'', with it's exploration of a teen girl discovering her sexuality and coming to terms with her attraction to her female best friend (although with ''Faking It'' it's a case (probably) of IncompatibleOrientation where as ''South of Nowhere'' [[spoiler: it ends up being mutual]])
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* ''Series/FakingIt'' could be considered the spiritual successor to both MTV's own ''Series/{{Awkward}}'', with it's neurotic teens, goofy adult characters and humor heavy on the DeadpanSnarker variety, as well as a more satirical ''Series/SouthOfNowhere'', with it's exploration of a teen girl discovering her sexuality and coming to terms with her attraction to her female best friend (although with ''Faking It'' it's a case (probably) of IncompatibleOrientation where as ''South of Nowhere'' [[spoiler: it ends up being mutual]])mutual]]).
* ''Falling Water'', a show about people who can enter and manipulate other people's dreams, has been outright [[http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/8/3/12369800/falling-water-usa-syfy described]] as "Creator/{{USA|Network}}'s take on ''Film/{{Inception}}'', but without the tricks."
* ''Falling Water'', a show about people who can enter and manipulate other people's dreams, has been outright [[http://www.polygon.com/tv/2016/8/3/12369800/falling-water-usa-syfy described]] as "Creator/{{USA|Network}}'s take on ''Film/{{Inception}}'', but without the tricks."
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'':
** Some consider it to be a very well done live-action version of ''Manga/OutlawStar''.
** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' fans sometimes joke that Creator/JossWhedon must have been having a few beers with Robert Mandell and made a Galaxy Rangers series told from the criminals' point of view.
** ''Firefly'' is also often compared to ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'', and there has been [[https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13668/is-joss-whedons-firefly-based-on-the-traveller-rpg-he-played speculation]] that the series was actually based on a campaign.
** Some consider it to be a very well done live-action version of ''Manga/OutlawStar''.
** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' fans sometimes joke that Creator/JossWhedon must have been having a few beers with Robert Mandell and made a Galaxy Rangers series told from the criminals' point of view.
** ''Firefly'' is also often compared to ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'', and there has been [[https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/13668/is-joss-whedons-firefly-based-on-the-traveller-rpg-he-played speculation]] that the series was actually based on a campaign.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to ''Series/{{Rome}}'', HBO's first foray into the lavish, politically-driven sword and sandal genre. Several veteran actors from ''Rome'' re-enlisted to ''[=GoT=]'' and some others declared half-jokingly that the show stole ''Rome'''s thunder and wouldn't join ''Game of Thrones'', citing ItsBeenDone.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' ''Series/FTroop'': This show is seen by some as a derivative of the Glenn Ford comedy film, ''Advance To The Rear''.
* ''Series/TheFugitive'' shares several plot and thematic elements with the novel and film ''Film/DarkPassage'', to the point where the novel's author (unsuccessfully) sued the show's producers for copyright infringement.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** The series has been compared to ''Series/{{Rome}}'', HBO's first foray into the lavish, politically-driven sword and sandal genre. Several veteran actors from ''Rome'' re-enlisted to ''[=GoT=]'' and some others declared half-jokingly that the show stole ''Rome'''s thunder and wouldn't join ''Game of Thrones'', citingItsBeenDone.ItsBeenDone.
** Due to shared inspiration (specifically, the real life UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses), fans have considered ''Series/GameOfThrones'' the closest thing to a DarkerAndEdgier (as if that was necessary) live action adaptation of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' they're ever likely to see.
** Arya's story arc in Seasons 5 and 6 of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' actually makes for a pretty decent ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' miniseries. It's even set in Braavos (a {{fictional counterpart}} of Venice, Italy) in a time period based loosely on the 15th century, making it surprisingly close to the look and feel of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''.
** The series is also considered UsefulNotes/TheNewTens' equivalent of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', as both are epic-scale adaptations of {{doorstopper}} fantasy literature that are considered genre-definers in their respective media (TV and film). Both works also broke the FantasyGhetto in their respective media, and while the ''LOTR'' films were groundbreaking for being highly successful adult-oriented HighFantasy adaptations, ''[=GoT=]'' takes this even further by catering ''exclusively'' to mature audiences with its graphic content and intricate plot and characters. Many jokes were made about Creator/SeanBean featuring in both franchises and getting killed off in the earliest installment both times.
* ''Series/TheFugitive'' shares several plot and thematic elements with the novel and film ''Film/DarkPassage'', to the point where the novel's author (unsuccessfully) sued the show's producers for copyright infringement.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** The series has been compared to ''Series/{{Rome}}'', HBO's first foray into the lavish, politically-driven sword and sandal genre. Several veteran actors from ''Rome'' re-enlisted to ''[=GoT=]'' and some others declared half-jokingly that the show stole ''Rome'''s thunder and wouldn't join ''Game of Thrones'', citing
** Due to shared inspiration (specifically, the real life UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses), fans have considered ''Series/GameOfThrones'' the closest thing to a DarkerAndEdgier (as if that was necessary) live action adaptation of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' they're ever likely to see.
** Arya's story arc in Seasons 5 and 6 of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' actually makes for a pretty decent ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' miniseries. It's even set in Braavos (a {{fictional counterpart}} of Venice, Italy) in a time period based loosely on the 15th century, making it surprisingly close to the look and feel of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''.
** The series is also considered UsefulNotes/TheNewTens' equivalent of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', as both are epic-scale adaptations of {{doorstopper}} fantasy literature that are considered genre-definers in their respective media (TV and film). Both works also broke the FantasyGhetto in their respective media, and while the ''LOTR'' films were groundbreaking for being highly successful adult-oriented HighFantasy adaptations, ''[=GoT=]'' takes this even further by catering ''exclusively'' to mature audiences with its graphic content and intricate plot and characters. Many jokes were made about Creator/SeanBean featuring in both franchises and getting killed off in the earliest installment both times.
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* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' could be seen as a successor to both the short-lived series ''Cop Rock'' and ''Viva Laughlin''. Albeit '''''much''''' more successful and well-known.
** It's more like ''Series/{{Fame}}: The TV Series'' with its theme of people wanting to be special and being a musical, except set in a regular school instead of a performing arts school.
*** As mentioned on ''Film/{{Fame}}'''s page, ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Series/DreamHigh'' can be seen as screwball comedy and KoreanDrama versions of it, as well.
** It's more like ''Series/{{Fame}}: The TV Series'' with its theme of people wanting to be special and being a musical, except set in a regular school instead of a performing arts school.
*** As mentioned on ''Film/{{Fame}}'''s page, ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Series/DreamHigh'' can be seen as screwball comedy and KoreanDrama versions of it, as well.
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* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' ''Series/{{Glee}}'':
** The show could be seen as a successor to both the short-lived series ''Cop Rock'' and ''Viva Laughlin''. Albeit '''''much''''' more successful and well-known.
**It's more like The series resembles ''Series/{{Fame}}: The TV Series'' with its theme of people wanting to be special and being a musical, except set in a regular school instead of a performing arts school.
*** As mentioned on ''Film/{{Fame}}'''s page, ** ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Series/DreamHigh'' can be seen as screwball comedy and KoreanDrama versions of it, as well.''Glee''.
** The show could be seen as a successor to both the short-lived series ''Cop Rock'' and ''Viva Laughlin''. Albeit '''''much''''' more successful and well-known.
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** Actually, ''Glee'' is closer in tune to another Ryan Murphy high school based show, ''Series/{{Popular}}'' (except without the music).
* ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' is essentially the 1980s set version of the 1960s set ''Series/TheWonderYears'', sans the warm fuzzy nostalgia. Both feature a family of five, with the main character being the youngest of three siblings, along with his aloof sister and pain in the ass older brother. Both feature a sometimes grouchy father with a subtle heart of gold, and both feature ongoing retrospective narration from the now-adult main character.
* ''Series/TheGoldbergs'' is essentially the 1980s set version of the 1960s set ''Series/TheWonderYears'', sans the warm fuzzy nostalgia. Both feature a family of five, with the main character being the youngest of three siblings, along with his aloof sister and pain in the ass older brother. Both feature a sometimes grouchy father with a subtle heart of gold, and both feature ongoing retrospective narration from the now-adult main character.
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** Actually, ''Glee'' is closer in tune similar to another the Ryan Murphy high school based show, school-based show ''Series/{{Popular}}'' (except without the music).
** The show frequently invites comparisons to ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', to the point that there was even an ''[[http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Archie_Meets_Glee Archie Meets Glee]]'' comic-book crossover between the two, with Dilton explicitly naming several characters from ''Glee'' as analogues to his own friends in Riverdale and noting that music plays a major role in both works. Archie is Finn, Dilton is Artie, Kevin is Kurt, Reggie is Puck, Veronica is Rachel, and Betty is a nicer version of Quinn, and while Archie Comics isn't built around a musical group the way that ''Glee'' is, it does have the students performing in the [[FakeBand bands]] ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats and The Archies. Perhaps not coincidentally, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the current chief creative officer at ''Archie Comics'' and the ShowRunner for its LiveActionAdaptation ''Riverdale'', had previously been a writer on ''Glee''.
** When it first premiered, it was often described as "''Film/HighSchoolMusical: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]''", though this died down once it became clear that the show was more of a {{deconstructive|Parody}} BlackComedy take on the concept.
** Creator/RyanMurphy has [[https://deadline.com/2011/08/emmys-qa-with-ryan-murphy-about-glee-153242/ said]] that ''Film/{{Election}}'' was also a major inspiration, particularly with the interactions between Mr. Schuster and Rachel being based on those of that film's Mr. [=McAllister=] and Tracy Flick.
*''Series/TheGoldbergs'' ''Series/TheGoldbergs'':
** The show is essentially the 1980s set version of the 1960s set ''Series/TheWonderYears'', sans the warm fuzzy nostalgia. Both feature a family of five, with the main character being the youngest of three siblings, along with his aloof sister and pain in the ass older brother. Both feature a sometimes grouchy father with a subtle heart of gold, and both feature ongoing retrospective narration from the now-adult maincharacter.character.
** The show is the closest anyone has come to doing a sitcom InTheStyleOf Creator/JeanShepherd. The influence of ''Film/AChristmasStory'' is very obvious (and they naturally did a tribute episode to it), but it also manages to replicate Shepherd's deconstruction of the NostalgiaFilter, broadly-drawn characters and use of pop culture to evoke a certain era.
** The show frequently invites comparisons to ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'', to the point that there was even an ''[[http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Archie_Meets_Glee Archie Meets Glee]]'' comic-book crossover between the two, with Dilton explicitly naming several characters from ''Glee'' as analogues to his own friends in Riverdale and noting that music plays a major role in both works. Archie is Finn, Dilton is Artie, Kevin is Kurt, Reggie is Puck, Veronica is Rachel, and Betty is a nicer version of Quinn, and while Archie Comics isn't built around a musical group the way that ''Glee'' is, it does have the students performing in the [[FakeBand bands]] ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats and The Archies. Perhaps not coincidentally, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the current chief creative officer at ''Archie Comics'' and the ShowRunner for its LiveActionAdaptation ''Riverdale'', had previously been a writer on ''Glee''.
** When it first premiered, it was often described as "''Film/HighSchoolMusical: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]''", though this died down once it became clear that the show was more of a {{deconstructive|Parody}} BlackComedy take on the concept.
** Creator/RyanMurphy has [[https://deadline.com/2011/08/emmys-qa-with-ryan-murphy-about-glee-153242/ said]] that ''Film/{{Election}}'' was also a major inspiration, particularly with the interactions between Mr. Schuster and Rachel being based on those of that film's Mr. [=McAllister=] and Tracy Flick.
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** The show is essentially the 1980s set version of the 1960s set ''Series/TheWonderYears'', sans the warm fuzzy nostalgia. Both feature a family of five, with the main character being the youngest of three siblings, along with his aloof sister and pain in the ass older brother. Both feature a sometimes grouchy father with a subtle heart of gold, and both feature ongoing retrospective narration from the now-adult main
** The show is the closest anyone has come to doing a sitcom InTheStyleOf Creator/JeanShepherd. The influence of ''Film/AChristmasStory'' is very obvious (and they naturally did a tribute episode to it), but it also manages to replicate Shepherd's deconstruction of the NostalgiaFilter, broadly-drawn characters and use of pop culture to evoke a certain era.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace''
** The first season's CruelTwistEnding makes the season's events one to [[spoiler:[[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} Existentialist]] philosopher Creator/JeanPaulSartre's famous play ''Theatre/NoExit''. All of the main characters were selected to torture each other by making each other's lives an [[IronicHell Ironic]] SelfInflictedHell through their conflicting egos and clashing personalities, all while [[ThisIsntHeaven believing they'd been sent to the "Good Place"]] (which is depicted as a MundaneAfterlife paralleling Hell being portrayed in ''No Exit'' as an [[HellHotel ordinary hotel room]]). The parallels go further, with two-thirds of the series' main characters being blatant {{Exp|y}}ies of the cast of ''No Exit'' - [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Eleanor Shellstrop]] is Inès Serrano[[note]]a nasty antisocial lady who hits on their female companion, freely admits that she was a terrible person in life, and [[OnlySaneMan is the first to realize how and why they're all being tortured]][[/note]], [[TheDitherer Chidi Anagonye]] is Joseph Garcin[[note]]Garcin feigns being an honest man mistakenly punished, and Chidi has no reason to believe, as a moral philosopher, that he would end up in the Bad Place; both men are also cowardly French-speakers caught between the two women in their stories[[/note]], [[BrokenAce Tahani Al-Jamil]] is Estelle Rigault[[note]]a haughty socialite who never seems to fully realize [[InnocentlyInsensitive how grating she can be]][[/note]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Michael]] is the Valet[[note]]a humble, unassuming afterlife employee administering a torture chamber[[/note]].]] The series' showrunner Creator/MichaelSchur even explicitly [[https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-good-place/275396/the-1944-existentialist-play-that-inspired-the-good-place described the play]] as a major inspiration for the show.
** It's also a pretty good TV adaptation of the computer game ''VideoGame/Afterlife1996'', with Michael serving as the PlayerCharacter from that game designing a custom [[{{Heaven}} "Good Place"]] for the main characters. [[spoiler:It still works even after TheReveal, when it turns out that he was ''actually'' designing a custom [[{{Hell}} "Bad Place"]] to torment them, largely for [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the amusement of himself and the demons working for him]].]]
** The first season's CruelTwistEnding makes the season's events one to [[spoiler:[[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} Existentialist]] philosopher Creator/JeanPaulSartre's famous play ''Theatre/NoExit''. All of the main characters were selected to torture each other by making each other's lives an [[IronicHell Ironic]] SelfInflictedHell through their conflicting egos and clashing personalities, all while [[ThisIsntHeaven believing they'd been sent to the "Good Place"]] (which is depicted as a MundaneAfterlife paralleling Hell being portrayed in ''No Exit'' as an [[HellHotel ordinary hotel room]]). The parallels go further, with two-thirds of the series' main characters being blatant {{Exp|y}}ies of the cast of ''No Exit'' - [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Eleanor Shellstrop]] is Inès Serrano[[note]]a nasty antisocial lady who hits on their female companion, freely admits that she was a terrible person in life, and [[OnlySaneMan is the first to realize how and why they're all being tortured]][[/note]], [[TheDitherer Chidi Anagonye]] is Joseph Garcin[[note]]Garcin feigns being an honest man mistakenly punished, and Chidi has no reason to believe, as a moral philosopher, that he would end up in the Bad Place; both men are also cowardly French-speakers caught between the two women in their stories[[/note]], [[BrokenAce Tahani Al-Jamil]] is Estelle Rigault[[note]]a haughty socialite who never seems to fully realize [[InnocentlyInsensitive how grating she can be]][[/note]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Michael]] is the Valet[[note]]a humble, unassuming afterlife employee administering a torture chamber[[/note]].]] The series' showrunner Creator/MichaelSchur even explicitly [[https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-good-place/275396/the-1944-existentialist-play-that-inspired-the-good-place described the play]] as a major inspiration for the show.
** It's also a pretty good TV adaptation of the computer game ''VideoGame/Afterlife1996'', with Michael serving as the PlayerCharacter from that game designing a custom [[{{Heaven}} "Good Place"]] for the main characters. [[spoiler:It still works even after TheReveal, when it turns out that he was ''actually'' designing a custom [[{{Hell}} "Bad Place"]] to torment them, largely for [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the amusement of himself and the demons working for him]].]]
* ''Series/HappyDays'' owes a lot to ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'' - it's [[Creator/RonHoward star]], introductory theme song, setting and nostalgia, even if it took the bittersweet themes of ''American Graffiti'' and made them more straightforwardly sweet.
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* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' itself is the spiritual successor to ''Series/TheFortyFourHundred''.
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* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' Creator/TylerPerry's television drama ''Series/TheHavesAndTheHaveNots'' is pretty much the television series version of his film ''Film/TheFamilyThatPreys''.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'':
** The show itself is the spiritual successor to''Series/TheFortyFourHundred''.''Series/TheFortyFourHundred''.
** There are those who consider this show a jazzier version of the ''Comicbook/XMen''. Others consider it the television version of ''ComicBook/DP7''.
* ''Series/HogansHeroes'' drew inspiration from many POWCamp movies, but it's especially close to being a PlayedForLaughs version of ''Film/Stalag17''. ''Stalag'' has the sadistic Col. von Scherbach, ''Hogan'' has [[{{Expy}} the sadistic Col. Klink]], and the addition of a T to his surname is [[CaptainErsatz basically the only difference]] between ''Stalag'' 's Sgt. Schulz and ''Hogan'''s Sgt. Schultz. The writers of the original play sued for copyright infringement and won, but it got overturned on appeal (on the grounds that the tones of the two works were vastly different).
* ''The Holy Pearl'': This Chinese Drama has been said to be an unofficial adaptation of ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}''.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'':
** The show itself is the spiritual successor to
** There are those who consider this show a jazzier version of the ''Comicbook/XMen''. Others consider it the television version of ''ComicBook/DP7''.
* ''Series/HogansHeroes'' drew inspiration from many POWCamp movies, but it's especially close to being a PlayedForLaughs version of ''Film/Stalag17''. ''Stalag'' has the sadistic Col. von Scherbach, ''Hogan'' has [[{{Expy}} the sadistic Col. Klink]], and the addition of a T to his surname is [[CaptainErsatz basically the only difference]] between ''Stalag'' 's Sgt. Schulz and ''Hogan'''s Sgt. Schultz. The writers of the original play sued for copyright infringement and won, but it got overturned on appeal (on the grounds that the tones of the two works were vastly different).
* ''The Holy Pearl'': This Chinese Drama has been said to be an unofficial adaptation of ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}''.
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* ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season revamp, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of ''Series/LALaw'', albeit in a military setting.
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* ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following ''Series/{{JAG}}'':
** Following its second season revamp, the show was considered by some in the late90's considered '90s to be spiritual successor of ''Series/LALaw'', albeit in a military setting.setting.
** [[Recap/JAGS05E07Rogue "Rogue"]], a fifth season episode of the show, works out to be the best ''Literature/RogueWarrior'' work never made. The level of detail in both the basic plot and the characterization is incredible, to the point one can't help but think this would be what Creator/DonaldPBellisario would love to work on if given half a chance.
** Following its second season revamp, the show was considered by some in the late
** [[Recap/JAGS05E07Rogue "Rogue"]], a fifth season episode of the show, works out to be the best ''Literature/RogueWarrior'' work never made. The level of detail in both the basic plot and the characterization is incredible, to the point one can't help but think this would be what Creator/DonaldPBellisario would love to work on if given half a chance.
* While the Creator/DisneyChannel's [[Film/KimPossible live-action film adaptation]] of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' met [[BrokenBase a mixed reception]], there'll always be ''Series/KCUndercover'' if one wants to picture what a live-action version of that show would look like. Creator/{{Zendaya}}, the show's star, was well aware of the similarities, and [[https://twitter.com/Zendaya/status/398247722404151296 described the show]] as a throwback to ''Kim Possible'' and the "cool Disney Channel" of the early '00s.
* While ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'' doesn't get nearly as depraved as ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'', the show's deconstruction of DomCom tropes can come off as a great TV adaptation of the "I Love Mallory" scenes in that film showing Mallory's backstory. In both works, a clear-cut case of DomesticAbuse is {{Played for|Laughs}} BlackComedy and dark satire by framing it as a sitcom, complete with a LaughTrack that gets a lot less appropriate as the viewer realizes how ugly the situation is, while the suffering woman in the situation eventually snaps and decides to kill the man responsible for her abuse.
* While ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself'' doesn't get nearly as depraved as ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'', the show's deconstruction of DomCom tropes can come off as a great TV adaptation of the "I Love Mallory" scenes in that film showing Mallory's backstory. In both works, a clear-cut case of DomesticAbuse is {{Played for|Laughs}} BlackComedy and dark satire by framing it as a sitcom, complete with a LaughTrack that gets a lot less appropriate as the viewer realizes how ugly the situation is, while the suffering woman in the situation eventually snaps and decides to kill the man responsible for her abuse.
* Though ''Series/{{Knightmare}}'' never got an [[TransAtlanticEquivalent American adaptation]] (they tried, but it was apparently "too costly"), ''Series/NickArcade'' and ''Series/MastersOfTheMaze'' both served as unofficial American versions. ''Arcade'' mainly took after ''Series/{{Starcade}}'' in the main game, but took a ''Knightmare''-esque approach in the endgame. ''Maze'', meanwhile, centered more around mental challenges and the titular maze, which had contestants wearing ''Series/VRTroopers''-style armor, making it a bit more like ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' with video game-style elements and a dash of ''Knightmare''.
* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' could be as close to ''Series/DoctorWho'' as a Superhero show can get. Rip Hunter, time traveling badass that lost his family to a giant war, wears a BadassLongcoat and has people traveling with him shares an actor with the companion Rory from Doctor Who, while his background is a mix of The Doctor and Captain Jack Harkness (without Jack’s libido). Also, his time machine/ship, the Waverider, literally is outfitted with a TARDIS console.
* ''Series/TheLibrarians2014'' has many similarities to ''Series/DoctorWho''. We have an eccentric genius with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of magic and several others fitting in the companion role. Just replace aliens with magic, and the Time travelling TARDIS with a magic door that can send someone to any other door on Earth.
* ''Series/TheLibrarians2014'' has many similarities to ''Series/DoctorWho''. We have an eccentric genius with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of magic and several others fitting in the companion role. Just replace aliens with magic, and the Time travelling TARDIS with a magic door that can send someone to any other door on Earth.
* JM [=McNab=], writing for ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', has [[https://www.cracked.com/article_26510_we-already-got-myst-tv-show-it-was-called-lost.html said]] that a then-announced TV adaptation of ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' would be redundant, because ''Series/{{Lost}}'' was already the best adaptation of the game ever made. Both are about protagonists who wake up on an island filled with puzzles, mystery, dangers, and MindScrew, with a startling number of similarities in some of the finer details. ''Lost''[='=]s ShowRunner Damon Lindelof even [[http://entertainment.time.com/2007/03/19/lyst_cuse_and_lindelof_on_lost_1/ cited]] ''Myst'' as an inspiration.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** When the Netflix series ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' premiered, many noted that the show felt like an adaptation of a famous non-Marvel (and non-comic book) superhero property: ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}''. Both are {{Capepunk}} psychological thrillers with an emphasis on the characters rather than their superpowers, a super-strong hero pitted against a purple-clad MagnificentBastard, and even a NighInvulnerable hero who calls himself "unbreakable".
** [[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jun/23/loki-episode-three-recap-is-this-just-doctor-who-with-a-big-budget Arguments have]] [[https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/loki-is-an-american-riff-on-doctor-who been made]] that ''Series/Loki2021'', with its TimeyWimeyBall, running around with [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet multiple versions of the same person]], and the story being centered around a millennia-old person trying to make sense of their role in the universe ([[WalkingDisasterArea and the destruction they cause in their wake]]) makes it a big-budget American version of the Creator/RussellTDavies and Creator/StevenMoffat eras of ''Series/DoctorWho'' set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, only [[PerspectiveFlip with the twist]] that this time, [[https://www.cbr.com/loki-doctor-who-master-protagonist/ a Master-like character]] is [[VillainProtagonist the focus]].[[note]]It's also appropriate to note that Marvel actually has assigned an official number to a universe inhabited by the Doctor: [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/The_Doctor_(Earth-5556) Earth-5556.]][[/note]]
** ''Series/WandaVision'':
*** The show is a parody of classic {{sitcom}}s, complete with a DeliberatelyMonochrome first two episodes, in which the protagonists' idyllic life in an artificial StepfordSuburbia slowly unravels as the seams in the setting grow increasingly visible and eventually tear the world apart. In short, it's ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'' in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, albeit done less as a social satire and more as a {{surreal|Horror}}, {{psychological|Horror}} SuperheroHorror story.
*** Many fans and even some critics have favorably described the miniseries as what would happen if Creator/DavidLynch ever helmed a Marvel Cinematic Universe project, to the point that Creator/BobChipman [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF5tkIXjtE0 outright described]] the series' slow burn as a melancholic {{Deconstruction}} of the American Dream interspersed with moments of psychological/surreal horror as "Baby's first David Lynch".
** When the Netflix series ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' premiered, many noted that the show felt like an adaptation of a famous non-Marvel (and non-comic book) superhero property: ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}''. Both are {{Capepunk}} psychological thrillers with an emphasis on the characters rather than their superpowers, a super-strong hero pitted against a purple-clad MagnificentBastard, and even a NighInvulnerable hero who calls himself "unbreakable".
** [[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jun/23/loki-episode-three-recap-is-this-just-doctor-who-with-a-big-budget Arguments have]] [[https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/loki-is-an-american-riff-on-doctor-who been made]] that ''Series/Loki2021'', with its TimeyWimeyBall, running around with [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet multiple versions of the same person]], and the story being centered around a millennia-old person trying to make sense of their role in the universe ([[WalkingDisasterArea and the destruction they cause in their wake]]) makes it a big-budget American version of the Creator/RussellTDavies and Creator/StevenMoffat eras of ''Series/DoctorWho'' set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, only [[PerspectiveFlip with the twist]] that this time, [[https://www.cbr.com/loki-doctor-who-master-protagonist/ a Master-like character]] is [[VillainProtagonist the focus]].[[note]]It's also appropriate to note that Marvel actually has assigned an official number to a universe inhabited by the Doctor: [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/The_Doctor_(Earth-5556) Earth-5556.]][[/note]]
** ''Series/WandaVision'':
*** The show is a parody of classic {{sitcom}}s, complete with a DeliberatelyMonochrome first two episodes, in which the protagonists' idyllic life in an artificial StepfordSuburbia slowly unravels as the seams in the setting grow increasingly visible and eventually tear the world apart. In short, it's ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'' in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, albeit done less as a social satire and more as a {{surreal|Horror}}, {{psychological|Horror}} SuperheroHorror story.
*** Many fans and even some critics have favorably described the miniseries as what would happen if Creator/DavidLynch ever helmed a Marvel Cinematic Universe project, to the point that Creator/BobChipman [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF5tkIXjtE0 outright described]] the series' slow burn as a melancholic {{Deconstruction}} of the American Dream interspersed with moments of psychological/surreal horror as "Baby's first David Lynch".
* ''Series/MutantX'' was an absolutely blatant attempt at making a live-action ''ComicBook/XMen'' TV show without the X-Men; it even [[NamesTheSame borrowed the name]] of [[ComicBook/MutantX an actual X-Men spinoff book]]. Funnily enough, it was made by Creator/MarvelStudios shortly after they sold ''X-Men'''s film and TV rights to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. Fox wasn't fooled, and they ultimately sued Marvel for copyright infringement.
* ''Series/{{Newhart}}'' was a better Americanization of ''Series/FawltyTowers'' than any of the three failed attempts at an official TransatlanticEquivalent (''Snavely'', ''Amanda's'', ''Payne''), even though it wasn't trying to be one. By taking the setting of a small inn with quirky guests, but instead of a {{Jerkass}} owner, making the owner the OnlySaneMan and AudienceSurrogate, ''Newhart'' was able to stand apart from ''Fawlty Towers'' and give the concept its own spin.
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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' to ''Series/{{LOST}}''. Despite the former being a bit LighterAndSofter, the shows share many of the same themes of about belief and destiny, as well as a healthy dose of {{grey|AndGrayMorality}} [[WhiteAndGreyMorality morality]], two writers, various Lost-related Easter Eggs, and several actors.
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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
** The series is similar to ''Series/{{LOST}}''. Despite the former being a bit LighterAndSofter, the shows share many of the same themes of about belief and destiny, as well as a healthy dose of {{grey|AndGrayMorality}} [[WhiteAndGreyMorality morality]], two writers, various Lost-related Easter Eggs, and severalactors.actors.
** Set in a world where fairy tale characters live in the modern day, having been exiled from their real home after it was taken over by an evil conqueror, it is almost a TV adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'', albeit starring the Creator/{{Disney}} versions of those characters.
** Convoluted plots with plenty of memory tempering and world-hopping, a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover with just about everything in the Creator/{{Disney}} catalog, and a naïve kid caught in the center and trying to set things right. It's also the closest we get to a TV adaptation of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.
** The series is similar to ''Series/{{LOST}}''. Despite the former being a bit LighterAndSofter, the shows share many of the same themes of about belief and destiny, as well as a healthy dose of {{grey|AndGrayMorality}} [[WhiteAndGreyMorality morality]], two writers, various Lost-related Easter Eggs, and several
** Set in a world where fairy tale characters live in the modern day, having been exiled from their real home after it was taken over by an evil conqueror, it is almost a TV adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'', albeit starring the Creator/{{Disney}} versions of those characters.
** Convoluted plots with plenty of memory tempering and world-hopping, a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover with just about everything in the Creator/{{Disney}} catalog, and a naïve kid caught in the center and trying to set things right. It's also the closest we get to a TV adaptation of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''.
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* ''Series/{{Outcasts}}'': This unsuccessful BBC SF series looked very much like a UK version of 21st-century ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''.
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* ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'': This show is sometimes called "''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''[='s=] real adaptation". An actual ''Ferris Bueller'' TV series fizzled out around the same time.
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* ''Series/LaRosaDeGuadalupe'' is considered to be a Mexican adaptation of ''Series/BlackMirror''.
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* ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'' can be considered a spiritual successor to ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit''.
* ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'' can be considered a spiritual successor to ''Series/PennAndTellerBullshit''.
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** Generally speaking, the show feels a '''lot''' like what would've happened after the crew of the ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' initially settled on Earth, albeit with no Cylons, a bit more of a post-apocalyptic feel, and if they first sent down 100 juvenile delinquents to test the waters.
** Fans have pointed out that before the series starts to go OffTheRails, the first season makes for a pretty good [=co-ed=] version of ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' (albeit given a science fiction twist).
* ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'':
** The show can be considered a spiritual successor to
** The show is essentially ''Website/{{Snopes}}'' as a TV show, albeit with a lot of AffectionateParody (hence the show's title).
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr'' works well as an American TV adaptation of ComicBook/LuckyLuke, between its protagonist who has ImprobableAimingSkills, outlandish plots which sometimes edge into AffectionateParody of TheWestern, and especially both having a very similar CoolHorse taken up to eleven.
* ''Series/AllOfUsAreDead'' can easily be described as ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' as a live-action series, sans the excessive {{fanservice}} of the anime and with the setting moved from Japan to South Korea. Both shows have, at the core, {{Second Year Protagonist}}s escaping an East Asian high school full of zombies, the handsome guy who has ShipTease with an upbeat tomboy and an AloofDarkHairedGirl, the fat friend being the PluckyComicRelief, a RichBitch with pink motifs, and green uniforms.
* ''Series/AllOfUsAreDead'' can easily be described as ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' as a live-action series, sans the excessive {{fanservice}} of the anime and with the setting moved from Japan to South Korea. Both shows have, at the core, {{Second Year Protagonist}}s escaping an East Asian high school full of zombies, the handsome guy who has ShipTease with an upbeat tomboy and an AloofDarkHairedGirl, the fat friend being the PluckyComicRelief, a RichBitch with pink motifs, and green uniforms.
* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' is the world's first, best and ''only'' modern sitcom reimagining of Creator/{{Aeschylus}}' ''Theatre/TheOresteia''. Practically all of the tropes of Classical Greek tragedy are there: intergenerational conflict, random mutilation and disfiguration, a powerful BigScrewedUpFamily's fall from grace, a complex web of backstabbings and infidelity, an [[EvilMatriarch ambitious scheming matriarch]] manipulating a clueless patriarch behind his back, an OnlySaneMan son trying to right his parents' wrongs, boatloads of IncestSubtext, and a surreal courtroom trial at the climax--all set against the backdrop of a brutal war in Asia Minor (though one involving [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror battle tanks]] instead of [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar a big wooden horse]]). Naturally, though, it's all PlayedForLaughs.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Has strong elements of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' [-'''[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]'''-] WordOfGod says it's specifically inspired by ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', which detailed the backstory of Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium.
* ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' was Creator/StevenSpielberg's companion piece to ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', and can easily be thought of as a TV adaptation of such, albeit focused on [[BasedOnATrueStory real soldiers and battles]] instead of fictionalized versions thereof.
* The original '70s ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'' was Creator/{{ABC}}'s attempt to create a ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' TV series, with ShowRunner Glen Larson even hiring that film's special effects lead John Dykstra to help craft the show's look. Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox considered it similar enough that they tried to [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/battlestar-galactica-dubbed-too-expensive-and-star-w-326482 sue Universal]] (who produced the show) for UsefulNotes/{{plagiarism}}.
* The original '70s ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'' was Creator/{{ABC}}'s attempt to create a ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' TV series, with ShowRunner Glen Larson even hiring that film's special effects lead John Dykstra to help craft the show's look. Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox considered it similar enough that they tried to [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/battlestar-galactica-dubbed-too-expensive-and-star-w-326482 sue Universal]] (who produced the show) for UsefulNotes/{{plagiarism}}.
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'': A concrete influence is the films of Creator/JohnHughes, with series co-creator Darren Star stating in the DVDCommentary for the pilot episode that his intention was to create a TV version of a Hughes movie.
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* ''Series/BlackMirror'' has also been cited as a modern-day heir to ''The Twilight Zone'', being an episodic series that uses science fiction premises as the basis of morality plays that explore how people might use and ([[HumansAreTheRealMonsters more often than not]]) misuse various new technologies.
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* ''Series/BlackMirror'' ''Series/BlackMirror'':
** The show hasalso been cited as a modern-day heir to ''The Twilight Zone'', being an episodic series that uses science fiction premises as the basis of morality plays that explore how people might use and ([[HumansAreTheRealMonsters more often than not]]) misuse various new technologies.technologies.
** [[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero "San Junipero"]], upon TheReveal, can be said to be an unofficial TV adaptation of [[spoiler:''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'', with both works revolving around virtual worlds rooted in the iconography of TheEighties. (In ''Ready Player One'', it was 1980's geek culture, while "San Junipero" is based more on the broader pop culture of the time.)]]
** The premise of [[Recap/BlackMirrorHatedInTheNation "Hated in the Nation"]] sounds like it came right out of the ''Manga/GhostInTheShell'' manga series, especially its anime adaptation ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand Alone Complex]]''. Some fans would argue that this episode has more in common with ''[=GitS=]'' than its [[Film/GhostInTheShell2017 2017 live-action film adaptation]].
** Fans of the Creator/DisneyChannel like to joke that [[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"]], on top of its {{homage}}s to ''Series/HannahMontana'' (including featuring its star Music/MileyCyrus), is a DarkerAndEdgier remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Film/PixelPerfect'', another story about people creating a [[VirtualCelebrity virtual pop star]] that is then cynically exploited by the record industry while she starts to question her place in the world.
* ''Series/BlackSails'' makes for a good live-action adaptation of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' which itself is more or less a video game version of the series (see the Video Game page for more information). Both works are set in the Caribbean during the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy with the protagonists commandeering their own ships and interacting with real-life historical figures as part of the short-lived Republic of Pirates in Nassau. It also helps that they're essentially prequels to a previous installment.
** The show has
** [[Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero "San Junipero"]], upon TheReveal, can be said to be an unofficial TV adaptation of [[spoiler:''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'', with both works revolving around virtual worlds rooted in the iconography of TheEighties. (In ''Ready Player One'', it was 1980's geek culture, while "San Junipero" is based more on the broader pop culture of the time.)]]
** The premise of [[Recap/BlackMirrorHatedInTheNation "Hated in the Nation"]] sounds like it came right out of the ''Manga/GhostInTheShell'' manga series, especially its anime adaptation ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand Alone Complex]]''. Some fans would argue that this episode has more in common with ''[=GitS=]'' than its [[Film/GhostInTheShell2017 2017 live-action film adaptation]].
** Fans of the Creator/DisneyChannel like to joke that [[Recap/BlackMirrorRachelJackAndAshleyToo "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"]], on top of its {{homage}}s to ''Series/HannahMontana'' (including featuring its star Music/MileyCyrus), is a DarkerAndEdgier remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Film/PixelPerfect'', another story about people creating a [[VirtualCelebrity virtual pop star]] that is then cynically exploited by the record industry while she starts to question her place in the world.
* ''Series/BlackSails'' makes for a good live-action adaptation of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' which itself is more or less a video game version of the series (see the Video Game page for more information). Both works are set in the Caribbean during the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy with the protagonists commandeering their own ships and interacting with real-life historical figures as part of the short-lived Republic of Pirates in Nassau. It also helps that they're essentially prequels to a previous installment.
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* Alot of people consider ''Series/BlueBloods'' to be what a post-9/11 ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' would look like. They're not far off.
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* Alot A lot of people consider ''Series/BlueBloods'' to be what a post-9/11 ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' or ''Series/NYPDBlue'' would look like.like if they were remade in the post-9/11 world. They're not far off.
* The Creator/{{Syfy}} original series ''Series/BloodDrive'' was created as a GenreThrowback to '70s {{exploitation film}}s, but any gamers watching it are just as likely to be reminded of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''. The BigBad Julian Slink, a RepulsiveRingmaster running a high-octane, cross-country road race in which the losers are all killed, bears a strong resemblance to Calypso from the ''Twisted Metal'' games, right down to him working for a MegaCorp (Calypso was the CEO of one in the 2013 reboot) and being implied to be demonic or otherwise supernatural. Likewise with the flamboyantly-characterized drivers and vehicles, even if there aren't any {{Weaponized Car}}s nor one-to-one comparisons with the competitors in ''Twisted Metal''.
* ''Series/BlueMountainState'' is considered the closest we've ever got to an actual ''Film/AnimalHouse'' series. There were in fact not one, but ''three'' Spiritual Adaptations of ''Animal House'' back when the film first came out, one on each of the Big Three American networks (''Delta House'' on ABC, ''Brothers and Sisters'' on NBC, and ''Co-ed Fever'' on CBS, all of them short-lived), but it wasn't until the rise of pay TV that there was a place on television with standards relaxed enough to show an ''Animal House'' series in all its depraved glory.
* ''Series/TheBorgias'': This show is just close enough to being an adaptation of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' that one half-expects [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Ezio and company]] to show up at any time.
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* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': So close to being ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]'' that the filmmakers threatened to sue. ''The Brady Bunch'' also seemed to use the Creator/DorisDay vehicle ''Film/WithSixYouGetEggroll'', another comedy about BlendedFamilyDrama, as a role model.
* The Creator/{{Syfy}} original series ''Series/BloodDrive'' was created as a GenreThrowback to '70s {{exploitation film}}s, but any gamers watching it are just as likely to be reminded of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''. The BigBad Julian Slink, a RepulsiveRingmaster running a high-octane, cross-country road race in which the losers are all killed, bears a strong resemblance to Calypso from the ''Twisted Metal'' games, right down to him working for a MegaCorp (Calypso was the CEO of one in the 2013 reboot) and being implied to be demonic or otherwise supernatural. Likewise with the flamboyantly-characterized drivers and vehicles, even if there aren't any {{Weaponized Car}}s nor one-to-one comparisons with the competitors in ''Twisted Metal''.
* ''Series/BlueMountainState'' is considered the closest we've ever got to an actual ''Film/AnimalHouse'' series. There were in fact not one, but ''three'' Spiritual Adaptations of ''Animal House'' back when the film first came out, one on each of the Big Three American networks (''Delta House'' on ABC, ''Brothers and Sisters'' on NBC, and ''Co-ed Fever'' on CBS, all of them short-lived), but it wasn't until the rise of pay TV that there was a place on television with standards relaxed enough to show an ''Animal House'' series in all its depraved glory.
* ''Series/TheBorgias'': This show is just close enough to being an adaptation of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' that one half-expects [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Ezio and company]] to show up at any time.
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* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': So close to being ''Film/YoursMineAndOurs: [[RecycledTheSeries The Series]]'' that the filmmakers threatened to sue. ''The Brady Bunch'' also seemed to use the Creator/DorisDay vehicle ''Film/WithSixYouGetEggroll'', another comedy about BlendedFamilyDrama, as a role model.
* Creator/JossWhedon was disappointed with a 1992 movie he wrote called ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', so he [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer made it into a TV series]] in order to do it right. While the ''Buffy'' TV show retains the lead character of the film and some of its mythology, the actual meat of the show feels like it was adapting a different vampire movie: ''Film/TheLostBoys''. Both are horror-comedies about teenagers raised by single mothers who move to a small California beach town only to find it crawling with vampires, and team up with other local kids and an older mentor in order to fight back against them, all while wearing the style, music, and attitude of their respective decades on their sleeves and frequently making GenreSavvy comments about vampire stories. Whedon has acknowledged the influence, saying that the character of Spike, a bleached-blond vampire with flamboyant, PunkRock-meets-Music/BillyIdol mannerisms and fashion sense who was initially introduced as the BigBad of ''Buffy''[='=]s second season, was [[http://www.slayage.com/news/020609-joss_dvd.html partly inspired]] by David, the villain of ''The Lost Boys'', and that he [[http://mentalfloss.com/article/73728/9-found-facts-about-lost-boys took the idea]] of the vampires' GameFace on ''Buffy'' from that film.
* Some people consider ''Series/{{Castle}}'' to essentially be what ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' would look like if it were remade in the post-9/11 world.
* Constance M. Burge has acknowledged that ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' was partly inspired by the 1996 horror film ''Film/TheCraft'', another story about a group of [[HotWitch attractive young witches]], though in this version, the witches are heroic rather than [[WickedWitch evil]]. Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/RachelTrue, two of the stars of ''The Craft'', [[https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/17/the-craft-oral-history/ were less]] [[http://toofab.com/2017/06/22/the-craft-remake-charmed-rachel-true-thowback-thursday/ diplomatic,]] calling ''Charmed'' a flat-out ripoff. (Tunney even said that, in the past, she'd been mistakenly thought to have starred on ''Charmed''.) The show's RealSongThemeTune, Love Spit Love's cover of [[Music/TheSmiths "How Soon Is Now?"]], was even originally recorded for the soundtrack to ''The Craft''.
* Some people consider ''Series/{{Castle}}'' to essentially be what ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' would look like if it were remade in the post-9/11 world.
* Constance M. Burge has acknowledged that ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' was partly inspired by the 1996 horror film ''Film/TheCraft'', another story about a group of [[HotWitch attractive young witches]], though in this version, the witches are heroic rather than [[WickedWitch evil]]. Creator/RobinTunney and Creator/RachelTrue, two of the stars of ''The Craft'', [[https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/17/the-craft-oral-history/ were less]] [[http://toofab.com/2017/06/22/the-craft-remake-charmed-rachel-true-thowback-thursday/ diplomatic,]] calling ''Charmed'' a flat-out ripoff. (Tunney even said that, in the past, she'd been mistakenly thought to have starred on ''Charmed''.) The show's RealSongThemeTune, Love Spit Love's cover of [[Music/TheSmiths "How Soon Is Now?"]], was even originally recorded for the soundtrack to ''The Craft''.
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' is basically a modern-day remake of ''Series/BarneyMiller'' set in the New York City borough of Brooklyn with a similar style of sitcom comedy and a diverse cast.
* ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'': This show is what ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' would've been had it been remade into a live-action series.
** The show is ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' if it they were in college and were more meta-obsessed, clever, and [[RefugeInAudacity audacious]]. (Although ''not'' to be confused with ''Saved By The Bell: The College Years.'')
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* While ''Film/TheCraft'' already had an acknowledged Spiritual Adaptation in the form of ''Series/Charmed1998'' (see below), one could make the case that ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven'' captured the film's spirit more faithfully, albeit with the '90s {{goth}}ic fashion sense and iconography swapped out for SouthernGothic and {{camp}}. Both are about the potent, ancient powers of witchcraft falling into the hands of teenage girls who, while skilled at wielding such for their own ends, have little idea of how to do so ''responsibly'', and use their powers to [[WitchWithACapitalB turn their catty infighting up to the next level]]. Madison Montgomery can easily be seen as the show's analogue to Nancy Downs, both being [[ItsAllAboutMe ragingly narcissistic]] {{Alpha Bitch}}es who see their powers solely as a means to satisfy their desires no matter who gets hurt along the way. They even both have subplots in which the heroine uses her powers to get revenge on a sexually-harassing JerkJock, only for it to [[GoneHorriblyWrong go horribly wrong]] one way or another.
* ''Series/DarkAngel'' was Creator/JamesCameron's attempt to make an unofficial live-action version of ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' after the official version he was scheduled to direct went into DevelopmentHell. Said [[Film/AlitaBattleAngel film adaptation]] would eventually be SavedFromDevelopmentHell and released in 2019, albeit with Cameron only co-writing and producing it and Creator/RobertRodriguez directing.
* ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' has nothing to do with [[Comicbook/TheDefenders the comic of the same name]], and is actually much closer in tone and premise to the short-lived ''Marvel Knights'' team book from the 90's.
* The Creator/DisneyChannel's ''Film/{{Descendants}}'' films, about the children of the villains and protagonists of fairy tales and Disney films past, are probably the closest thing that ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' has had to a LiveActionAdaptation.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The UNIT stories clearly draw from ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}'', with the Third Doctor taking on the Quatermass role of a cantankerous scientific advisor aiding military authorities to repel aliens invading Britain, while hampered by the occasional ObstructiveBureaucrat. In fact we're first introduced to TheBrigadier in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear "The Web of Fear"]], which, like ''Quatermass and the Pit'', featured an alien menace in UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground. The 2009 Easter special, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]], has a direct ShoutOut by having a geeky UNIT scientist name a unit of measurement after Bernard Quatermass. Earlier, "Remembrance of the Daleks" had a slightly more subtle shout out with a reference to "Bernard" and his British Rocket Group. It should be noted that Quatermass creator Creator/NigelKneale strongly disapproved of ''Doctor Who'': not because he thought that it was ripping off his show, but because he thought that it was too irresponsibly horrific for a series marketed to an all-ages audience, whereas his series were marketed solely to adults.
* ''Doctor Who'' has been going on [[LongRunners for long enough]] to have some stories be spiritual successors ''to previous stories from the same show''. For instance, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] heavily draws inspiration from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks "The Power of the Daleks"]]. Similarly, the Silurians were re-introduced in a manner similar to their debut. (This was because the original series increasingly used them as generic 'evil aliens.' Starting fresh with a newly-awakened colony let them be used the way they [[CharacterRerailment always meant to be]].
* ''Doctor Who'' has been going on [[LongRunners for long enough]] to have some stories be spiritual successors ''to previous stories from the same show''. For instance, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] heavily draws inspiration from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks "The Power of the Daleks"]]. Similarly, the Silurians were re-introduced in a manner similar to their debut. (This was because the original series increasingly used them as generic 'evil aliens.' Starting fresh with a newly-awakened colony let them be used the way they [[CharacterRerailment always meant to be]].
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** The UNIT stories clearly draw from ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}'', with the Third Doctor taking on the Quatermass role of a cantankerous scientific advisor aiding military authorities to repel aliens invading Britain, while hampered by the occasional ObstructiveBureaucrat. In fact we're first introduced to TheBrigadier in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear "The Web of Fear"]], which, like ''Quatermass and the Pit'', featured an alien menace in UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground. The 2009 Easter special, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]], has a direct ShoutOut by having a geeky UNIT scientist name a unit of measurement after Bernard Quatermass. Earlier, "Remembrance of the Daleks" had a slightly more subtle shout out with a reference to "Bernard" and his British Rocket Group. It should be noted that Quatermass creator Creator/NigelKneale strongly disapproved of ''Doctor Who'': not because he thought that it was ripping off his show, but because he thought that it was too irresponsibly horrific for a series marketed to an all-ages audience, whereas his series were marketed solely to adults.
* ''Doctor Who'' ** The show has been going on [[LongRunners for long enough]] to have some stories be spiritual successors ''to previous stories from the same show''. For instance, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] heavily draws inspiration from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks "The Power of the Daleks"]]. Similarly, the Silurians were re-introduced in a manner similar to their debut. (This was because the original series increasingly used them as generic 'evil aliens.' Starting fresh with a newly-awakened colony let them be used the way they [[CharacterRerailment always meant to be]].be]].
** The two-parter "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet The Impossible Planet]]" / "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit The Satan Pit]]" together form a better ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' (and particularly ''[[VideoGame/{{Doom3}} Doom 3]]'') movie than [[Film/{{Doom}} the one that actually came out]].
** The UNIT stories clearly draw from ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}'', with the Third Doctor taking on the Quatermass role of a cantankerous scientific advisor aiding military authorities to repel aliens invading Britain, while hampered by the occasional ObstructiveBureaucrat. In fact we're first introduced to TheBrigadier in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear "The Web of Fear"]], which, like ''Quatermass and the Pit'', featured an alien menace in UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground. The 2009 Easter special, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]], has a direct ShoutOut by having a geeky UNIT scientist name a unit of measurement after Bernard Quatermass. Earlier, "Remembrance of the Daleks" had a slightly more subtle shout out with a reference to "Bernard" and his British Rocket Group. It should be noted that Quatermass creator Creator/NigelKneale strongly disapproved of ''Doctor Who'': not because he thought that it was ripping off his show, but because he thought that it was too irresponsibly horrific for a series marketed to an all-ages audience, whereas his series were marketed solely to adults.
** The two-parter "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet The Impossible Planet]]" / "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit The Satan Pit]]" together form a better ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' (and particularly ''[[VideoGame/{{Doom3}} Doom 3]]'') movie than [[Film/{{Doom}} the one that actually came out]].
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* ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' is what Creator/{{HBO}} would create if it was ordered to create a ForeignRemake of ''Film/AllAboutLilyChouChou'' to contemporary American audiences.
* ''Series/TheExpanse'' is a downplayed case since it's '''already''' [[Literature/TheExpanse based off of a book series]]. That being said, some fans have favorably compared the series to the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels, especially in regards to the main similarities in how their long-term world building, political maneuvering and progressive technological developments that dramatically alter the military and political landscape are utilized within the narrative.
* ''Series/TheExpanse'' is a downplayed case since it's '''already''' [[Literature/TheExpanse based off of a book series]]. That being said, some fans have favorably compared the series to the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels, especially in regards to the main similarities in how their long-term world building, political maneuvering and progressive technological developments that dramatically alter the military and political landscape are utilized within the narrative.
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* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'' looks more like Live-Action ''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} RWBY]]'' than Live-Action ''[[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Winx Club]]''. a team of girls training in special academy designed to fight monsters? Check. Not to mention the fact that Magics in ''fate'' work more like Semblances than what we see on ''Winx club''.
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** ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' itself is a spiritual successor to ''The Birthday Show'', an interstitial series on Sprout that aired when the channel launched in 2005 and was hosted by Kevin Yamada, who read birthday cards delivered by [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfMrMailman Mr. Mailman]].
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* The short-lived sitcom ''Good News'' is this to ''Series/{{Amen}}'' as they were both created by the same people, took place in a church, shared the same sets, shared a Hettabrink sister (Amelia), and most of the plots involved an AmoralAttorney and the church's reverend. The only thing that's different on GN is that there's no Thelma or Rolly, and GN is set in inner-city UsefulNotes/LosAngeles while Amen is set in Philadelphia.
* The short-lived sitcom ''Good News'' is this to ''Series/{{Amen}}'' as they were both created by the same people, took place in a church, shared the same sets, shared a Hettabrink sister (Amelia), and most of the plots involved an AmoralAttorney and the church's reverend. The only thing that's different on GN is that there's no Thelma or Rolly, and GN is set in inner-city UsefulNotes/LosAngeles while Amen is set in Philadelphia.
* ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'' is this to ''Series/PJsBedtime'', a programming block that used to air on the British version of Creator/PlayhouseDisney, as Andrew Beecham, who founded the hosted formats international versions of Playhouse Disney utilized, became Creator/{{Sprout}}'s senior vice president of programming when the latter launched. Both blocks help kids get ready for bed through things like stories and songs.
* ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'' is this to ''Series/PJsBedtime'', a programming block that used to air on the British version of Creator/PlayhouseDisney, as Andrew Beecham, who founded the hosted formats international versions of Playhouse Disney utilized, became Creator/{{Sprout}}'s senior vice president of programming when the latter launched. Both blocks help kids get ready for bed through things like stories and songs.
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* ''Series/SproutHouse'' is this to ''[[Series/TheSunnySideUpShow Sunny Side Up]]'', but pre-recorded since the crew didn't like how live broadcasts of ''Sunny Side Up'' were handled. It borrows much from its predecessor.
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* ''Series/SproutHouse'' is this to ''[[Series/TheSunnySideUpShow Sunny Side Up]]'', but pre-recorded since the crew didn't like how live broadcasts of ''Sunny Side Up'' were handled. handled (although it was had [[LiveEpisode]]s on occasions). It borrows much from its predecessor.predecessor, including birthday, craft and recipe, and celebrity segments. On ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' itself, the "theme jar" (seen in the first links of "blockisodes") is this to the Goodnight bell and basket from the first five season of ''Series/TheGoodNightShow'', as both had stickers which were hints to the day's theme.
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* ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' to ''Series/TheXFiles'', at least before they got deeper in the MythArc and it was mosly about the MonsterOfTheWeek. The first couple seasons (at least) of ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' included at least three ''Series/TheXFiles'' alumni, including Kim Manners, John Shiban, and Creator/DavidNutter; John Shiban was hired specifically because of his writing work on ''Series/TheXFiles.'' As a result, season one, especially, has an "X-Files" vibe.
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* ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' to ''Series/TheXFiles'', at least before they got deeper in the MythArc and it was mosly about the MonsterOfTheWeek. The first couple seasons (at least) of ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'' included at least three ''Series/TheXFiles'' alumni, including Kim Manners, John Shiban, and Creator/DavidNutter; John Shiban was hired specifically because of his writing work on ''Series/TheXFiles.'' As a result, season one, especially, has an "X-Files" vibe.
* While a spin-off of ''Series/{{LazyTown}}'', ''Series/TheSuperSproutletShow'' is considered this to ''Series/TheLetsGoShow'', and it is clear to see why - both blocks aired on Sprout on Afternoons, both involved cooking segments, and both had hosts who wore "Sprout spotters."
* While a spin-off of ''Series/{{LazyTown}}'', ''Series/TheSuperSproutletShow'' is considered this to ''Series/TheLetsGoShow'', and it is clear to see why - both blocks aired on Sprout on Afternoons, both involved cooking segments, and both had hosts who wore "Sprout spotters."
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* ''Series/SproutsWigglyWaffle'' is this to ''Series/MusicalMorningsWithCoo'', as it was an early morning block on Sprout full of songs, music videos, and musical shows. Coo even made appearances in several segments.
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* ''Doctor Who'' has been going on [[LongRunners for long enough]] to have some stories be spiritual successors ''[[UpToEleven to previous stories from the same show]]''. For instance, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] heavily draws inspiration from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks "The Power of the Daleks"]]. Similarly, the Silurians were re-introduced in a manner similar to their debut. (This was because the original series increasingly used them as generic 'evil aliens.' Starting fresh with a newly-awakened colony let them be used the way they [[CharacterRerailment always meant to be]].
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* ''Doctor Who'' has been going on [[LongRunners for long enough]] to have some stories be spiritual successors ''[[UpToEleven to ''to previous stories from the same show]]''.show''. For instance, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]] heavily draws inspiration from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks "The Power of the Daleks"]]. Similarly, the Silurians were re-introduced in a manner similar to their debut. (This was because the original series increasingly used them as generic 'evil aliens.' Starting fresh with a newly-awakened colony let them be used the way they [[CharacterRerailment always meant to be]].
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* ''Series/BecomingElizabeth'', despite far more realistic costumes, is similar enough in tone to ''Series/TheTudors'' that some fans have called it a fan fiction sixth season of the earlier show.
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* Alot of people consider ''Series/BlueBloods'' to be what a post-9/11 ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' would look like. They're not far off.
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* ''Snug's House'' (formerly ''Sprout House'') is this to ''[[Series/TheSunnySideUpShow Sunny Side Up]]'', but pre-recorded since the crew didn't like how live broadcasts of ''Sunny Side Up'' were handled. It borrows much from its predecessor.
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* ''Snug's House'' (formerly ''Sprout House'') ''Series/SproutHouse'' is this to ''[[Series/TheSunnySideUpShow Sunny Side Up]]'', but pre-recorded since the crew didn't like how live broadcasts of ''Sunny Side Up'' were handled. It borrows much from its predecessor.
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* ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' of Creator/{{Sprout}} was pretty much this to ''Series/{{Zoom}}''. Viewers were allowed to submit their creations on both.
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* ''Series/TheChicaShow'' is this to both ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' and ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow''. Like ''Elliot'', it is a live-action show with cartoon segments. While it was also created as a spin-off to ''The Sunny Side Up Show'', a live morning block run by Creator/{{Sprout}}.
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* ''Series/CougarTown'' to ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Both have the same creator and share many of the same writers and actors, and are very similar in tone and humor. They even [[CharacterOverlap share at least one character]]. One episode {{lampshade|Hanging}}d it in the opening title. "Welcome to Cougartown. No, it's not just Scrubs in Florida with a lot of wine." ''Series/{{Community}}'' also feels like one. "Mundane" setting, every character is strange at the very least, lots of improbable [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Lawyers]] at anything, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters all known for a quirk or a gimmick (POP POP!), and a lot of "unique" episodes which do something different.
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* ''Series/CougarTown'' to ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Both have the same creator and share many of the same writers and actors, and are very similar in tone and humor. They even [[CharacterOverlap share at least one character]]. One episode {{lampshade|Hanging}}d it in the opening title. "Welcome to Cougartown. No, it's not just Scrubs in Florida with a lot of wine." ''Series/{{Community}}'' also feels like one. "Mundane" setting, every character is strange at the very least, lots of improbable [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Lawyers]] at anything, LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters loads of characters all known for a quirk or a gimmick (POP POP!), and a lot of "unique" episodes which do something different.
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* The Creator/CookingChannel show "Cheap Eats" is one to Creator/FoodNetwork's "$40 a Day." "$40 a day" had Creator/RachaelRay from 2002 to 2005 going to a city to find three meals and a snack/drink for under a budget of 40 US Dollars (or 40 Euros when they were still less than a US Dollar) in a 12-hour (later 24-hour) limit. "Cheap Eats" had host Ali Khan do the same task in just 12 hours, but for under a buget of just ''35 US Dollars'' (five dollars less than before, AND when the US dollar isn't as strong as it had been 2002-2005). Twice Rachael blew her budget ''on purpose'' (Philadelphia and Arizona) while Ali only blew his in Charleston (the pulled pork BBQ dinner he had put him over by just under 4 dollars, but for a dinner like that, he said he wouldn't do a thing differently).
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* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'' has been frequently compared to the previous series ''Series/FawltyTowers'', considering the fact that they're both sitcoms that focus on an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist boss causing chaos in their businesses, with shows relying on the crazy and ridiculous situations which result.
* The Creator/CookingChannel show "Cheap Eats" is oneto of Creator/FoodNetwork's "$40 a Day." "$40 a day" had Creator/RachaelRay from 2002 to 2005 going to a city to find three meals and a snack/drink for under a budget of 40 US Dollars (or 40 Euros when they were still less than a US Dollar) in a 12-hour (later 24-hour) limit. "Cheap Eats" had host Ali Khan do the same task in just 12 hours, but for under a buget of just ''35 US Dollars'' (five dollars less than before, AND when the US dollar isn't as strong as it had been 2002-2005). Twice Rachael blew her budget ''on purpose'' (Philadelphia and Arizona) while Ali only blew his in Charleston (the pulled pork BBQ dinner he had put him over by just under 4 dollars, but for a dinner like that, he said he wouldn't do a thing differently).
* The Creator/CookingChannel show "Cheap Eats" is one
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* Creator/DisneyChannel's ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle'', is essentially a Disneyfied version of ''Series/MalcomInTheMiddle'', complete with the lack of laugh track, scheming intelligent protagonist, and talking directly to the audience that the previous show featured.
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* Creator/DisneyChannel's ''Series/StrangerThings'' to ''Film/Super8''.
* ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle'', is essentially a Disneyfied version of''Series/MalcomInTheMiddle'', ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', complete with the lack of laugh track, scheming intelligent protagonist, and talking directly to the audience that the previous show featured.
* ''Series/StuckInTheMiddle'', is essentially a Disneyfied version of
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* The Creator/{{CBS}} series ''Series/ColdCase'' is this to the series ''Series/WithoutATrace'', which premiered a year before. Likely because they were both produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, they followed a very similar format—an opening sequence in which we meet the victim and get a hint of what led to their disappearance/death, victim disappears/is seen dead, the cops are brought in, we get numerous interviews with friends and family that lead to flashbacks that start to spell out what happened culminating in one that finally tells us everything, then the victim is found dead or alive/killer is found and we get a final montage of the cops and the victim's loved ones.
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* The Creator/{{CBS}} series ''Series/ColdCase'' is this to the series ''Series/WithoutATrace'', which premiered a year before. Likely because they were both produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, they followed a very similar format—an opening sequence in which we meet the victim and get a hint of what led to their disappearance/death, victim disappears/is seen dead, the cops are brought in, we get numerous interviews with friends and family that lead to flashbacks that start to spell out what happened culminating in one that finally tells us everything, then the victim is found dead or alive/killer is found and we get a final montage of the cops and the victim's loved ones. What truly makes it this is that it's at the polar opposite of the crime spectrum from ''WAT''--in most episodes of ''WAT'', the victim disappeared very recently and there is tremendous urgency to find them while they're presumably still alive. In ''CC'', the victim has been dead or missing for years, if not ''decades''.
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* ''Series/LabRats'' could be seen as this to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', with both shows revolving around three siblings who were created in a lab and raised as the children of a renomed scientist, and who find themselves having to balance ordinary lives while using their superhuman powers for heroic purposes. [[spoiler:Both sibling trios also discover one of their foes was a key player in their conception.]]
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* ''Series/LabRats'' could be seen as this to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', with both shows revolving around three siblings who were created in a lab and raised as the children of a renomed scientist, and who find themselves having to balance ordinary lives while using their superhuman powers for heroic purposes. [[spoiler:Both sibling trios also discover one of their foes was a key player in responsible for their conception.]]
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* ''Series/LabRats'' could be seen as this to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', with both shows revolving around three siblings who were created in a lab and raised as the children of a renomed scientist, and who find themselves having to balance ordinary lives while using their superhuman powers for heroic purposes. [[spoiler:Both sibling trios also discover one of their foes was a key player in their conception: Mojo Jojo was the one who broke the Chemical X container and caused the Powerpuff Girls to turn out the way they did, while Douglas Davenport, Donald's long-lost brother, reveals himself as the Lab Rats' real father.]]
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* ''Series/LabRats'' could be seen as this to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', with both shows revolving around three siblings who were created in a lab and raised as the children of a renomed scientist, and who find themselves having to balance ordinary lives while using their superhuman powers for heroic purposes. [[spoiler:Both sibling trios also discover one of their foes was a key player in their conception: Mojo Jojo was the one who broke the Chemical X container and caused the Powerpuff Girls to turn out the way they did, while Douglas Davenport, Donald's long-lost brother, reveals himself as the Lab Rats' real father.conception.]]
